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INVALID LIFT.`

Pantedreb. 5.1884.

(No Model.) 2 sheets-"sheet `2.

G. J. GOODHURJI.

, INVALID LIFT. No. 292,801. Patented Feb. 5,1884'.

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NITED STATES AI )Afrniwr OFFICE.

kGEORGE J. GOODHUE, JR., OF STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN.

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l SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,801, datedFebruary 5, 1884,

Application filed September 3, 1863, `(No model.)

To @ZZ whom, t may con/cern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. GooDHUE, Jr., of Stevens Point, in thecounty of Portage, and in the State of Wisconsin, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Invalid-Lifts; andI do hereby declarethat Vthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in lifts for invalids, and will befully described hereinafter.

Inthe drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved lift asmounted in a room. FigsaZ, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 show details of thesame.

A is the lift-jib, preferably made of gaspipe, to the lower end of whichis screwed the union a., formed to freely inclose theball or sphericalhead of screw b, on which said liftjib A can swing in any directiondesired. In the top end of said jib A is screwed the hanger B, to carryon its outward body the spindie c of anged roller O, and on its point apin, (l, to which is properly attached one end of belt D. This last,after being passed under anged pulley E of block F, is made to run overflanged roller C of hanger B, and thence to hube of crank-reel G, uponwhich its free end is fastened by screw f. The tail end c of said hangerB is iiattened, so that a piece of band-iron may be riveted to it, toextend back to the wall and be fastened thereto by screwhook b'. Saidcrank-reel G is supported on said lift-jib A, at the proper distancefrom the floor, by means of hanger I-I, which is a fiat metal pieceformed with an eye, I, to fit over said jib and be fastened onto it byset-screw z'. In its free end, which is enlarged for the purpose, thereel is freely mounted on bolt j. The outside iiange, k, of saidreel-hub e is` eX- tended out to form a crank, in end of which isfastened handle Z. The inside flange, m, of said reel-hub e has aratchet, n, on its rim, with the teeth ofA which a pawl, o, properlyattached o n said hanger H, can clutch to preventthe reel from runningback.

J, Fig. 4, is astretcher or tray, made of any light desirable material,and provided with ropes or rods p p, and an eye, q, whereby saidstretcher' can be hung on hook r of pulleyblock F.

K, Fig. 3, is a band or belt to pass around the body of the patient andraise him. This bandhas hook or buckle s and eye t, to attach same tohook r.

L, Fig. 2, shows another form of suspender, being a band with eye t,andtwo cushioned hoops, Z Z, for the arms, whereby the patient may beraised to a sitting or standing 'position, or transferred from one bedto' another or to a chair. v

Having thus described my invention, whatY I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is#

1. A lift for invalids, mounted withuniversal joint on its fioorattachment, and having its head connected to wall of room by a longhinge, whereby the4 elevating mechanism can be operated so as to safelyand quickly move a patient from one bed to another or to a chair, orvice versa, as set forth. i

' 2. In a lift for invalids, the combination, with jib A, having uniona, with recess for head of `screw b, and head-hanger B, with tail end a,of the band-iron hinge A and hook b, substantially as shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a lift for invalids, the combination, with the crank-reel G, beltD and attachments, iianged roller O, and iianged pulley E of block F, ofthe stretcher J, band or belt K, and sus-u pender L and attachments,substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

'In testimony 'that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Viscousin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

v GEORGE J. GOODHUE, JR.

Witnesses:

STANLEY S.' STOUT, M. KAUMHEIMER.

